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@tti-teh gisten @aunt @frn JOHN O. GU'ERBANT ANDl BENTON J... FIELD, OF LEAKSVILLE",NX NORTH CAROLINA. 1 l

Leters-Patent No. 73,527, dated January 21, 18.68-

rMPRovno RAT-TRAP.

TO ALL -WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Y Be it known that we, JOHN C. GUE'RRANT and BENroN'J, FIELD, of Leaksville, in the county of Rockingham, und State of North Carolina, have invented la vnew and. ``S'eful Improvement in Rat-Traps; and we do hereby declaro the following to be a full and exact description of the some, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which are made part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a. side elev'ationof a rat-trap embodying our invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section ot' the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figuren.

This invention relates to a rattrap provided with amovable platform, upon which thev ratlstand's in order to get at the bait, the pulling of which draws a stop-pin away from a lever, which; when thus released,` is actuated by a spring, and, through suitable connections, made to suddenly jerk -the platform from under the rat,A

which, in falling into the trap, strikes a rod, which causes the spring-lever to be again actuated, so as to restore the platform to its original position. h

In order that others skilled in the art to which our invention apperta-ins may be enabled to fully understand and use the same, we will proceed to describeit in detail.

In the drawings, A vmay represent a box of any suitable form, and Bia movable platform, which is joined to the hinged piece A', which'forms one of the ends ot' the box A. B represents a-movable wing, tovwhieh the bait is attached,'as shown at C. The wing B has rigidlynttached to itnn arm, b, which is jointed to a connecting-rod, d, Whichin turn is jointed to a lever, z', which carries a stop-pin, z". The hinged end-piece is connected with a lever, E, through the medium of an arm, g', and connecting-rod The axis Or shaft upon which the lever Eyibrates carries a pinion-wheel, e, which meshes with u. larger cog-wheel, D, upon one end of e, shaft, DI, which has xed upon its opposite extremity a coiled spring` D2, shown in dotted lines in iig. 2. H

may'rcpresent a b'ent rod, which projectsinto the, trap, so that the rat in falling shall. come in contact'with its extremity, and thereby withdrew the support of the stop L from the lever E, a spring, z, serving to sustain the lever H in its elevated ostion and hold the sto h in Josition to arrest the motion of the lever-E nt the ro er P a l] l P P moment.

The rat mounts the box A, steps upon the platform B, and 4pulls the bait C. This moves the wing B', arm o, and rod d and lever t', and thereby draws the pin z" from under the end of the lever E. The latter then makes a quick movement, performing a half revolution under the action Aof the spring D2, and is arrested by coming in Contact with the stop h. This movement of the lever E suddenly throws the platform B fromunder the rat, which then falls through the top of the tr:|p,` and strikes the rod H, thereby withdrawing the stop h from the lever E, and permitting the latter to complete its rerolution, and restore platform B to its `original position. As soon as the rat falls through, and ceases to pull at the bait, the wing B', arm Iz, rod cl, lever t', and stop 2" are made to resume their normal positions by the spring j, so that when lever E has completed its revolution, itis arrested by the pin i.

Having thus described ourrinvention', whatwe claim ns new herein, anddcsire to secure by LettersfPa-Lent, is-

l. The combination of the springD", 'lever E, connections fg A, and movable platform B, with the movable wing B', connections b d z', and stoppin all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein specified, i i

2. '.lhe combination, with the above, of the rod H,'stop L, and spring h', arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose set forth. i f

` vJN0. C. GUERRANT,

A BENTONv J. FIELD.

Witnesses:

B. GROGAN,

GEO. M. GUERRANT. 

